Consumer Health Literacy

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The Internet has empowered consumers to retrieve instantaneous information about almost any health issue that arises. For example, a Google search for “measles” identified 12.1 million different links in a mere 0.11 seconds. However, today the problem lies not with finding information but with recognizing which information is up-to-date, credible, and valuable. Unfortunately, many health consumers do not have the literacy skills to sift through available information and identify that which is relevant. Nurses can play a valuable role in helping to improve consumer health literacy. In this final week, you explore how nurses can be involved in increasing the health literacy of patients.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Assess the nurse’s role in improving the health literacy of patients
Formulate strategies for improving the health literacy of patients
Apply strategies for improving a targeted audience’s health literacy
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Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2018). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

Sample Solution

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Diabetes Mellitus in adults.

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Select a particular chronic illness of your choice based on your population of interest or study. Research the costs involved with family caregiving associated with the chronic illness and discuss the economic impact of family caregiving on family resources over time.

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Improving the health of young adults through preventive screening

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How can the advanced practice nurse play a role in improving the health of young adults through preventive screening?
Despite increased abilities across developmental realms, including the maturation of pain systems involving self-regulation and the coordination of affect and cognition, the transition to young adulthood is accompanied by higher rates of mortality, greater engagement in health-damaging behaviors, and an increase in chronic conditions. Rates of motor vehicle fatality and homicide peak during young adulthood, as do mental health problems, substance abuse, unintentional pregnancies, and sexually transmitted infections.

Describe how the advanced practice nurse can play a role in improving the health of young adults through preventive screening and intervention.

Sample Solution

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Nursing Process: Approach to Care

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The nursing process is a tool that puts knowledge into practice. By utilizing this systematic problem-solving method, nurses can determine the health care needs of an individual and provide personalized care.

 

Write a 4+ page paper on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:

1. Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.

 

2. Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.

 

3. Discuss what factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans.

 

4. Explain how the American Cancer Society (ACS) might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?

 

5. Explain how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span. Your explanation should include each of the five phases and demonstrate the delivery of holistic and patient-focused care.

 

6. Discuss how undergraduate education in liberal arts and science studies contributes to the foundation of nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process. Consider mathematics, social and physical sciences, and science studies as an interdisciplinary research area.

 

You are required to cite to a minimum of four sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

 

 

Rubric

Diagnosis and Staging of Cancer: A detailed description of the diagnosis and staging of cancer presented. The description is informative and well-developed.

 

Complications of Cancer, Side Effects of Treatment, and Methods to Lessen Physical and Psychological Effects: Three or more complications of cancer are detailed. The side effects of treatment and methods to lessen the physical and psychological effects are thoroughly described.

 

Factors Contributing to Incident and Mortality Rates of Various Cancers in Americans: The discussion is accurate, detailed, and presents all significant factors contributing to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans. Strong rationale and evidence support the discussion.

 

American Cancer Society (ACS): A detailed explanation for how the ACS might provide education and support is presented. The role and function of the ACS are clear and informative. ACS services to be recommended are discussed and rationale is provided for the recommendation.

 

Utilization of Nursing Process Across the Life Span: A well-developed explanation of how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span is presented. The explanation clearly describes how the process provides safe and effective care for patients across the life span. Strong rationale or evidence is provided for support. Insight into the nursing process and its utilization to provide safe and effective care for patients across the life span is demonstrated.

 

Contribution of Liberal Arts and Science Studies to Nursing Knowledge: A thorough discussion on how undergraduate education in the liberal arts and science studies contributes to the foundation of nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process is presented. A strong correlation for how undergraduate education contributed to nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process is clearly established. Insight into the contribution of liberal arts and science studies to nursing practice is demonstrated.

 

Thesis Development and Purpose: Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.